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[kassatsu]

With all the negativity surrounding sales figures I'm looking forward to seeing how it sells (especially as this is the first commercial game I've released), but keeping my expectations low. Personally if I make back the cost of the publisher license plus my website domain cost then I'll consider it a success, but I hope Sony work on things like extra regions and improved PSN integration to make it a more viable platform. Improved performance (possibly by phasing out the lower end Android devices from the PSM certification) would be handy as well, and might be necessary with the upcoming Unity support.

Our post about Tileogo got on the PSBlog last week. So hopefully more people know about it.

 

[Carl]

Nice. Store update came earlier than expected.

Sorry to everyone about the price. I noticed it was too high before it went up but after it changed to preparing for release, at which point I couldn't change it anymore. The moment it went up I could input a new one, which has now finished review and is preparing for release. I guess we'll have to wait for the next store update for the lower price to be reflected in the store. I hope it doesn't take two weeks as with the first time...

If you're interested at all in purchasing the game I recommend waiting until then!

Glad i caught this - was just about to buy it. I'll wait til the change then. Thanks for letting us know

It's kinda nice to see your own game on your Vita home screen:



No need to go to the PSM app first as on Android.

You don't need to go on PSM app first on Android Long press on the game's icon in the PSM app and hit "Create shortcut" and you can put an icon on your homescreen

 

[Heart of Black]

I know it's easy to be dismayed... but I think things are going to get better... I can feel it, at least I hope.

 

[extralite]

Glad i caught this - was just about to buy it. I'll wait til the change then. Thanks for letting us know




You don't need to go on PSM app first on Android Long press on the game's icon in the PSM app and hit "Create shortcut" and you can put an icon on your homescreen

That's not too bad then. Now more people need to start using PSM on their certified devices. Anyone know if it is pre installed yet?

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

is anyone reviewing these games anywhere? Just bought samuari beatdown and its dope.

 

[Carl]

That's not too bad then. Now more people need to start using PSM on their certified devices. Anyone know if it is pre installed yet?

Think its pre-installed on Xperia Z...?

is anyone reviewing these games anywhere? Just bought samuari beatdown and its dope.

PSNStores.com and pspminis.com do, but that's about it

 

[kassatsu]

is anyone reviewing these games anywhere? Just bought samuari beatdown and its dope.

PSPMinis.com for sure. At PSNStores we don't really review many, but we try to provide at least some coverage.

 

[extralite]

For anyone interested, so far brg made most of its sales on launch day, followed by Saturday. More than half of all sales came from Japan. Canada bought more than either US or Europe combined.

@kassatsu
Thanks again for the Q&A. I will check out PSPminis for their upcoming review as well.

 

[Carl]

For anyone interested, so far brg made most of its sales on launch day, followed by Saturday. More than half of all sales came from Japan. Canada bought more than either US or Europe combined.


@kassatsu
Thanks again for the Q&A. I will check out PSPminis for their upcoming review as well.

Thanks for the stats, that's interesting Has it done as much as you hoped/expected it to?

I'll buy it when the price goes down, seeing as you warned us

Also rather ashamed of how much i like Penguin Party ;_;

 

[erpg]

Wonder if Canada buying more is a result of hungry Vita gamers or the Xperia ZL being supported by most carriers.

 

[Carl]

Wonder if Canada buying more is a result of hungry Vita gamers or the Xperia ZL being supported by most carriers.

But the Z is supported by most/all networks in Europe, so..

 

[erpg]

But the Z is supported by most/all networks in Europe, so..

Is it being pushed? It has a demo model at nearly every cell booth I've been to this week. The big two seem to be selling it hard.

 

[Carl]

Is it being pushed? It has a demo model at nearly every cell booth I've been to this week. The big two seem to be selling it hard.

Can't say i've been into a phone shop recently but certainly seen a shit ton of adverts.

 

[kassatsu]

Sony updated the PlayStation site... it now actually shows games. (Doesnt have anything past March 12th)

http://us.playstation.com/games/pinky-spots-leg-massage-psm.html

 

[Takao]

Remember when Sony Ericsson were pushing "PlayStation Certified" like it meant something? ;_;

 

[kassatsu]

2 4 5 6
4 2 1

He also included this string of binary

1001010111101101100101 = 2456421

A hint: "there's enough info in that picture to reveal a certain date..."

 

[extralite]

Thanks for the stats, that's interesting Has it done as much as you hoped/expected it to?

Well they're rather modest sales. Partially due to the price, obviously. I think since in Japan digital pricing isn't as aggressive as over here people might be more willing to spend more on a digital game there. Or there might be just more Vita/Playstation certified phone users in Japan, idk.

 

[kassatsu]

Another Rymdkapsel hint.

"it's not a relative time measurement, it's an absolute one."

 

[Carl]

Another Rymdkapsel hint.

"it's not a relative time measurement, it's an absolute one."

It's bloody confusing whatever it is.

 

[kassatsu]

seems like it is out tonight.

Ads up on US store for it.

Edit: lol has been removed.

 

[kassatsu]

The sign of a quality software platform

Thinking you bricked your Vita every time you update a game.

Question: Did Surge always take like 2min to boot?

 

[VanWinkle]

The sign of a quality software platform



Thinking you bricked your Vita every time you update a game.

Question: Did Surge always take like 2min to boot?

No but I randomly started it up last night, which is weird since you just mentioned it, and I waited over a minute for it to start before I gave up and closed the game. Odd.

 

[kassatsu]

Rymdkapsel is confirmed for next week.

 

[extralite]

So was there no update today or could it be just late?

 

[HiddenAway]

Question: Did Surge always take like 2min to boot?

I noticed it when the last major PSM runtime update happened. I did mention it to FuturLab but I can only assume that Velocity Ultra is going to be their main focus for the time being.

 

[kassatsu]

So was there no update today or could it be just late?

no update this week. golden week in japan.

 

[extralite]

I was wondering if GW was the reason but I didn't think they would let that affect world wide stores. Apparently it did though.

So brg is still 400 yen and now practically gets all its sales from Japan, lol. Speaking about the last two days. But it also got sales from Australia and the UK on Monday (and the US, but that wasn't a first).

 

[kassatsu]

I was wondering if GW was the reason but I didn't think they would let that affect world wide stores. Apparently it did though.

So brg is still 400 yen and now practically gets all its sales from Japan, lol. Speaking about the last two days. But it also got sales from Australia and the UK on Monday (and the US, but that wasn't a first).

Brg has banner ads on the JP store. Didn't notice them on others.

 

[extralite]

Really? I knew it had banner ads in Japan since that is the store I'm seeing on my Vita but I didn't know there were none in the other regions. Good to know.

Well, my Xperia comes back from repair today and it is easier to switch accounts with it so I'll check Germany and US myself later.

Now how do I get banner ads outside Japan...

 

[kassatsu]

Now how do I get banner ads outside Japan...

Seems like it is totally random to be honest. Fun fact: the US Store didn't actually rotate their banners until January. So there was 3 full months worth of releases with no promotion on the store

 

[extralite]

It might be related to user ratings.

 

[kassatsu]

Today's fun fact

52% of the games on the service did not see any new ratings in the past week. 91% of the games saw less than 5 new ratings.

this is for the US store

Games with 5 or more new ratings
Beats Trellis - $0.79
ZooZooGo! - Free
Bullion Blitz - Free
Lemmings - Free
Quiet, Please - $0.99
Penguin Party - Free
Kung Fu Fight - $1.49

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Today's fun fact

52% of the games on the service did not see any new ratings in the past week. 91% of the games saw less than 5 new ratings.

this is for the US store

Who rates games anyway?

Ill only go out my way to rate something if it is exceptionally good or bad.

 

[Carl]

Yeah obviously very few rate games. XMPT said Penguin Party has passed 4500 downloads. Only has like 20 ratings.

 

[Dwayne]

I don't even know how to rate

 

[kassatsu]

I don't even know how to rate

Yea ratings are by no means an indicator of sales. Just something I notice when doing my weekly checks for random/unannounced price drops.

 

[extralite]

I don't even know how to rate

After you purchased the game, go back to its page and you can choose a star score for it.

If anyone bought brg and liked it, I'd be glad if you gave it a good score, thanks!

Sales update: Have been getting a few sales from Australia lately. Nice.

 

[Cerity]

Add another to the list from australia.

Any other games to look out for on PSM? Grabbed haunt the house and had a go at that, it's a bit long for what the points system is. Funnish though.

 

[Carl]

Add another to the list from australia.

Any other games to look out for on PSM? Grabbed haunt the house and had a go at that, it's a bit long for what the points system is. Funnish though.

Life of Pixel is good. 60 Second Shooter is pretty great. Rebel. Grab Penguin Party (it's free). Super Crate Box.

Oh and Nunnageddon is out soon, which is a game my friend is making. Looks pretty decent.

 

[Takao]

So there's a Life of Pixel Kickstarter to bring the game to other platforms, and to add more content: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1272313960/life-of-pixel

 

[Redhood]

So there's a Life of Pixel Kickstarter to bring the game to other platforms, and to add more content: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1272313960/life-of-pixel

Well how about that. Hope this game receives some more exposure. And they bring the new content to the vita too

 

[Carl]

Wonder if we'll get any new releases tonight?

 

[xclaw]

Wonder if we'll get any new releases tonight?

I hate how there's no news, heads up or anything around the PSM releases.

 

[Carl]

I hate how there's no news, heads up or anything around the PSM releases.

Yeah it sucks

Rymdkapsel (or however you spell it) is out tonight but that's all we know, right?

 

[kassatsu]

Yeah it sucks

Rymdkapsel (or however you spell it) is out tonight but that's all we know, right?

Possible Super Brain Eat 3 patch which adds new stuff.

iFishing Saltwater might also be out.

Here is our Q/A about rymdkapsel (I have been playing an android build, it is pretty sweet).

 

[Carl]

Possible Super Brain Eat 3 patch which adds new stuff.

iFishing Saltwater might also be out.

Here is our Q/A about rymdkapsel (I have been playing an android build, it is pretty sweet).

Nice. Probably just rymd for me then. Will check the SBE3 patch out too. No interest in iFishing though.

 

[kassatsu]

Tonight on PSM

Apocalypse Defense ( $3.79 / £2.99 )
Fragment’s Note ( ¥350 )
iFishing Saltwater ( $3.79 / £2.99 )
Kaibutsukun Coin Kingdom ( Free )
Nunnageddon ( $1.49 / £1.19 )
rymdkapsel ( $4.99 / £3.99 / ¥500 )
Sola Radio ( $0.99 / £0.79 / ¥100 )
VitaBounce! ( $0.99 / £0.79 )

 

[Takao]

VitaBounce sure is something ...

 

[SiDCrAzY]

Nunnageddon
rymdkapsel

are looking like maybes.

Not really interested in anything else.

 

[kassatsu]

VitaBounce sure is something ...

The song that plays.... THE SONG